Curtain-fastener.



T. J. NICMEEKIN.

CURTAIN FASTENER. APPLICATION FILED FEB, Is, Isle.

Patented Nov. 7, 1916.

IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII Witnesses BEST AvAiLABLE cot UNITED STATES IJATENTv OFFICE.

` Y @ESSUED 1.204.173. l Patented Novi'. '7. 1916. l. Application led February 18. 1916. Serial No. 79.154. i i

l CURTAIN-FASTENER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

in the center portion of *this disk and th -/'o f// /c/lom if I//f/'l/ con/'cra upper portion of the wall of the openingr is" afcitizen of the United States. residing at cJacksonvllle. 1n the county of Duval and 5 State of Florida. have invented a 'new and useful('uit:\in-l"aste11ei. of which the following 1s a specltieat'lon.-

, .This invention relates to a fastener esperiphery thereof. Anopening l is formed pressed outwardly so as to form an out# wardly and downwardly. inclined lip. whilectio the lowerportign of the wall ofthe opening.

is pressed inwardlyso as to form an inwardly and upwardly inclined lip. the two ,bps being indicated at T and h respectively.

sired to remove the curtain. it is merely necpecially designed for usein connection with The horizontal diameter of the opening is b5 the curtains of automobiles. motor boats. greater than the greatest diameter of the i street cars and the like. one of the objects of stud 1 and the distance between the middle the invention being to provide a fastenerthe portions of the edges of the lips 7 and Sis parts of,which can be easily'.assembled and, also greater than the greatest diameter of when so assembled will hold a curtain in the stud l. 'l`he vertical distancebetwel'70 closed position without danger of becoming the horizontal planes occupied by themiddl accidentally detached. the fastening memportions-of the'edges ofthe lips T" and 8,` bers being so shaped that when one of them however. is substantially equal lo the smallis shifted to a predetermined position relaest diameter of the stud l. Furthermore the tive to the other` it Ecan be easily removed distance between the vertical planes occu-Y 75 20"l therefrom. j pied by the edges of the lips? and S vis apfurther object is to provide a fastener proximately equal `'to the distance between lof this type which does not require the use alternate grooves 2 in the stud. and as shown ofsprings.which is formed of but few-parts lairticularly in Fig. 1. In addition tothe anll will ,not easily get out of order. disk l. another disk El is employed. this disk 80 2'5 'ith the foregoing and other objects in being provided with a central opening 10 view which will ap'pear as the description the ,diameter of which is approximately Aproceeds. the invention resides in the comeclual to the greatest diameter of the openbination and arrangement of parts` and in ing 6. the details of construction hereinafter de- In applyingthe eye member of the fas- 85 scribed and claimed. it being understomltener to a curtain t'. an opening is rst -that changes in the precise embodiment of fori-ned in the curtain after .which the, disk the invention herein disclosed. can be made -t isr placed back of the curtain and the within the scope of what is claimed. with prongs 5 forced'therethrough The disk t) out departing from the spirit Aof the invenis then placed onthe outer face of the cur 9.0 tion. tain so as to surroumlthe opening aml the In the,accompanying drawings the pre'- prongs .3' are bent over the disk thereby to fel-red form of the invention has been shown. hold the two disks assembled and clamped ln said`drawings:\Figure'1 is a A'view againstlopposed faces of the curtain. The partly in section and partly in elevation of stud l is then secured at the desired point 95 40 a fastener such as constitutes the present in whereupon the device' is ready for use. `In vention. I"ig. 2 is a front elevation thereof. fastening tht` curtain the lower portion. of

Referring to the tignres'by characters of the button is swung forwardly while the upreference 1 designates a stud having a pluper portion of it... button is pressed reary rality of annular grooves 2. 'lhis stud may. wardly. .as show u by dottedlines in Fig: 1. 100 if desired. be in the form of a screw adapt- 'lfhus the free edges 'of the lips T aml S will ed to hedriven into a wooden support. albe brought into a substantially vertical plaiie though it is to be understoml that the said and can slip freely along the stud.l 'l`he cprstud can be in bolt form or of any other tain is then released whereupon the button 4 desired form. 'l'his stud may have a kerf will assume a'substantially vertical position. 105 -i in itsouter end whereby it can be easily the upper lip T entering one'of the grooves screwed into-position. 12. while the lower lip S moves upwardly into .The member which cooperates -witlr the another groove 2. A\ny tendency of the curstud 1 is in the form lof an eye which is of tain`(.` to press out\\ardly will beresisted by novel construction. This eye includes a the lip T pushing againstthe wall of the l' 5 sheet metal disk l having prongs 5 at the groove in which it is seated. When it is dei-ssary to tilt the eye as hereinbefore pointed outt thus to remore the lips T and S from the grooves 2 whereupon the eye can be slipped forwardly ott' of the stud. It is to be understood that the openings in the disks can be angular if desired and the same is likewise true of the studs 1.

What is claimed is 1. A fastener including a stud, an eye having a stud receiving opening. the opposed upper and lower portions ot' the wall of said opening being pressed in opposite directions to form oppositely inclined lips, the diswall of the opening being pressed outwardly to form a downwardly and outwardly inclined lip, the lower portion of the wall of the opening being pressed inwardly to t'orm an upwardly and inwardly inclined lip, the straight line distance between the middle portions ot' the lips being greater than the greatest diameter ot' the stud but the vertical distance between the horizontal planes occupied by the middle portions of the lips being less than the greatest diameter of the stud.

1%. A fastener of the character described including a stud having portions of ditl'erent diameters, and an eye haring a stud receiving openingsthe horizontal diameter ot' 4. A fastener of the character describedy including a stud haring annular groo\'es,`

and a curtain engaging eye incliidingva disk having a stud receiving opening the lioi'izontal diameter of which is greater than the greatest diameter of the stud, the upper pory tion ot the wall of the opening being pressed outwardly to foi-in a downwardly and ontwardly inclmed lip andthe lower portion of the wall of the opening being pressed iiiwardly to forni an 'inwardly and upwardlyi inclined lip, the straight line distance between the middle portions of tlielips being greater than the greatest diameter of the stud but the verticaldistance between the horizontal planes occupied by the middle portions of the edges of the lips being less than the" greatest diameter of the stud, a second disk having aniopeningsurrounding the opening in the first mentioned disk, and means cai'- l ried by one of the disks for holding the two disks together, said disks constituting cnrtain clamping means.

Intestimony that I claii'n the foregoing as my own, I have hereto affixed my signature.

THos. J. MCMEKIN. 

